The Lopovian birthing bucket. Note writing inscribed along the bucket from the ancient Lopovian people.
"Well, how was it preserved?"đâšī¸â Captain Ed Mercer and Darulio[1]
"This artifact? Turns out it's a birthing bucket. The DNA was found in the remnants of placenta recovered from inside of it."
The Lopovian birthing bucket was a 30,000-year-old artifact recovered by archaeologists on the planet Lopovius. The bucket was used as a birthing basin by a species ancestral to both Navarians and Bruidians.
The bucket was a large stone work with a small opening at the top. It sported two large protruding horns from the side, and Lopovian writing was inscribed above and below the horns.
The inside of the bucket contained DNA recovered from the placenta of a newborn baby.
The bucket became the focal point of a fierce controversy between the two species of Lopovius, Bruidians and Navarians, when it was learned that the artifact preserved ancient genetic material of the planet's first inhabitants.
History[]
Lopovian DNA recovered from remains of a placenta inside the bucket.
The artifact was sculpted around 27,600 BCE by a common ancestral species of the Navarians and Bruidians. Intricate carvings detailed the sides. Its purpose was to serve as a landing receptacle for a newborn.
The bucket was exhumed around mid-2419 by archaeologists, including forensic archaeologist Darulio. Research was carried out six months later in the early winter of 2420 by Darulio under the supervision of the Planetary Union who determined its origin and use.
Appearances[]
First Officer Kelly Grayson observes the ancient artifact.